The Elegant Life of the Maodao Family

Then go to another manor to stay for three nights.

He was especially careful not to let Mao Dao feel the fatigue of the journey, so the first family to stay was a Georgian mansion not far from Heathrow Airport.Next to it is the Wimbledon Tennis Court, famous for being the venue of the All England Tennis Open.In two months, the streets will be bustling with spectators, and the hotel will be full, right?

This manor brought the Maodao family a friendly attitude and a comfortable environment that they almost forgot that they were in a distant foreign country. Although it is a Manorhouse, it also has the standard of a hotel in terms of management, and the moderate care makes people feel at home.

The garden is also impeccably beautiful, and he takes Chiujima to walk around the garden every day.The manor covers a very large area, consisting of two styles: a typical English garden and a French garden that is carefully planned to match the style on the left and right. What is even more unique is that there is a vast park lawn directly in front of the balcony. In addition to the residents of Wimbledon, it is also a park where Londoners rest, showing an appearance like the main landscape of this Manorhouse, which matches the building very well.This manor surrounded by a huge park in the city is the first place to stay.

He rented a taxi and visited several famous gardens in the suburbs with Mao Daoshi.

Absolutely indispensable is to let the Chishima family visit Sissinghurst Castle Garden, which is known to those who love gardens as the white garden full of white roses.Each garden here is distinguished by a different theme, and the white garden unified into white and silver is just one of many themes. When you look down from the tower, you can see the overall configuration of the garden.

Mao Dao couldn't think of any words to describe this beautiful scenery, and he didn't specifically explain it. The two stood side by side and looked at it for a while.

"...Do you want to create a garden like this?"

Mojima-san asked this before long, and he nodded while letting out a sigh of exclamation.

"It's my dream to add something so simple to your garden that it feels so clean, so dreamlike, like a wayward queen that needs to be taken care of."

He continued to stare at the scene in front of him without saying a word, as if he wanted to engrave this scene firmly in his memory.

In addition, they also visited Sheffield Manor, Stuhai and Hampton Court Palace on the Thames.

"This is one of the works where the designer known as 'the man who made the impossible possible' participated."

He described Sheffield Manor in this way. It is a vast garden that seems to be completely left to grow naturally, but it is said that everything is actually the result of careful design.

"The biggest turning point in the history of British gardens was the [-]th century when the gardens were transformed from integral forms to non-integral forms. It was also during this period that the man named "Capability" Brown (Lancelot Brown) attracted attention."

The word "Capability" refers to ability, talent, or possibility.Brown should be a man with miraculous skills, enough to win such a title.

“I love how something that, though carefully arranged, looks like it was formed by accident. There’s that instant sense of joy in unraveling a problem in advanced mathematics.”

He reached out to Mao Dao's cheek, and touched his lips with his fingertips.

The tower happened to be empty.

"For example, a book like Alice in Wonderland, have you seen that picture book?"

Mao Dao didn't understand the development of the topic, looked up at him suspiciously, and nodded reluctantly.

"Ordinary people may only think that it is a book written for children, similar to a fairy tale, but in fact it is an esoteric book with advanced mathematics problems hidden in various places. That is why there are an astonishing number of research books published all the time. It’s innocent and harmless, but as long as you look at it from a different angle, you can see a completely different look. I like this way of not knowing whether to say it is a surprise or a departure from expectations.”

He moved his face towards Mao Daoshi, and pressed a kiss like a swipe.

"You sometimes defy my expectations very interestingly."

Mao Dao was puzzled.

"Is that a compliment?"

"of course."

He urged Maojima, and the two began to walk down the stairs, and then quickly walked back to the taxi parked in the parking lot.

"Go back. I suddenly want to hug you."

Hearing his direct words, Mao Dao felt her cheeks burning hot.

The place to leave the Wimbledon Hotel is located in Aylesbury, about an hour's drive northeast from London, and it is also Manorhouse.

He decided to visit here for several reasons.

One is to go here to the hilly land known as "the most British pastoral" - the Cotswolds can go back and forth in a day.Because it is a land that left many deep memories when students traveled, so while he wanted to take Kayashima there, he also wanted to revisit the old place himself.

Another related reason is that the elegant palace built in the seventeenth century was a place closely related to the royal family, which he decided after discussing with the senior housekeeper of Maodao Mansion.Maybe it's because it's rare that Mr. Chiujima is willing to move to England, so even if there is only one location, there is an idea of ​​letting him stay in a hotel with a long history.This is more advanced than the mansions of nobles or rich people, and it is a veritable royal palace.But this is not used by the British royal family, but the palace of the French royal family.

Most of the vast hinterland of the mansion is covered with grass.

The English-style garden with flowers is very simple and casual. There are ribbon-shaped flower beds brewing natural flavors on both sides of the building and under the big trees. Flowers such as hyacinths and autumn peonies are planted there, and the configuration is very elegant.

During the three days of staying here, we will go to the Cotswolds, enjoy the beautiful gardens, and walk in the small village with sheep.

"The word Cotswolds means 'hills with sheep sheds' in Old English, and it was quite prosperous in the Middle Ages due to wool trading."

He walked side by side with Mao Daoshi by the small river in the field, and talked about what he knew bit by bit.

The Cotswolds is a vast hilly land northwest of London, bordered by Oxford to the east, Stratford to the north, Cheltenham to the west, and Bath to the south, all surrounded by tourist attractions.It is an idyllic area of ​​wheat fields and pastures.

"I've heard that people living in the UK's metropolitan areas, no matter how exaggerated punk-dressed young people, dream of buying a house in the country after retirement and living a secluded life. A visit to the Cotswolds And so on, and I think that's a very reasonable idea."

The gardens of the nearby houses all have front yards facing the road with perennial flowers blooming, and are surrounded by hedges such as low-growing Euonymus lobata.The walls of the houses have also changed from the red brick walls that are common in the suburbs of London to walls made of honey-colored or light gray lime bricks.

"Although it is a kind of limestone, lime brick is also known as Cotswold stone, which is one of the scenic features of this place. Because the soil that produces rich lime brick will also affect the growth of plants, so this area is not Too many heathers and rhododendrons."

Women who are arranging flowers and plants can often be seen in the gardens of private houses.When he said hello easily, the other party responded with a smile on his face. Every garden is full of interest, and you will never get tired of watching it.

"In Japan, a personal garden is for one person to enjoy, but here it is different. Their idea is to be seen by many people, so that everyone can enjoy the garden. This kind of front yard with perennial flowers is called a country garden, But because the premise is to let people enjoy it, they will never neglect to tidy up the garden. Because the garden is unsightly and neglected, it will bring shame to the family."

"The scenery is completely different from Japan."

"That's right, it's better for you to travel to various countries. It's rare that you have money and leisure. As long as people work hard to accomplish what they can do, they can say that this is a meaningful life when they die. Yes. I think so. You should use the environment you have acquired more meaningfully, right?"

Mao Dao fell silent.

He looked at Mao Dao's family from the corner of his eye, suddenly relaxed the corner of his mouth and smiled, and said, "Forget it."

"For me, it's a miracle that you...will fall in love with me. As I am, I can't ask you to do this or that anymore."

"Don't say that."

Mao Dao stared at him angrily.

Instead of arguing with Mao Dao, he pointed to the apple tree planted in the garden of the house in front of him.

"It's an apple tree, probably to be planted for eating?"

It makes people feel that it may be the old ornaments that were there several years ago, and the old rose vines clinging to the stone walls, etc. Walk freely and find very interesting things.

After visiting the village for a week, he proposed to take Maodao to see the most famous garden in the Places and Places Trust, so he visited the Hiddicott Manor under his guidance.

Here, yew hedges are used to divide the garden into several blocks one by one, and each area has a different name.Such as the White Garden, the Red Flower Pod and the Bamboo Horse Garden.

"This is the garden so famous that it is called 'North Sissinghurst, Nancy DeCotter'."

When he finished explaining this with sincerity and pride, after making sure that no one around was looking at them, he pressed a light kiss on Mao Dao's lips.

"Visiting these two gardens with you is like a dream."

Mao Dao seemed to want to answer something, and looked up at him.

And he blocked the lips again, murmured softly: "I love you." Then he moved away.

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